[fvc-wat-disc] Monsef on CBC The House

[Sharon Sommerville]

With enormous thanks to Laurel, here are the opening comments by Minister
Monsef at our ER town hall.  The straw polls begins around the 6:40 mark.
She does not ask a question about PR.  The closest she comes is with her
opening question, "How many people in this room have already made up their
mind about which electoral system to go with?".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Gm0qpdipM

Should we send this to Chris Hall at The  House?

Cheers,
Sharon

On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, didn't I say that?  www.Liberal.ca.  105 platform promises.
>
> Here's my spreadsheet.
>
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Jon Bathmaker <jon.bathmaker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jenn,
>>
>> Let me see, I gather that 1800 ex-pats voted for extending the franchise
>> to them.  and abut 19K voted for electoral reform.   OK.  Where did the
>> numbers come from.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jon
>> *The Climate is no longer just a Crisis  . . .  it's a FREAKING EMERGENCY*
>>
>>
>> On 11/27/2016 12:25 PM, Jennifer Ross wrote:
>>
>> I must also be remembered that "We heard loud and clear from ex-pats
>> that they are watching what's happening in this country, that they still
>> have a stake here and we're extending the franchise to them"  Just as a
>> reminder, ex-pats were watching what's happening in this country to the
>> tune of 1,828 voted for that platform promise.  Electoral Reform got 15,874.
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Sharon Sommerville <
>> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for sharing Monsef's interview Eleanor.
>>>
>>> Reading the Waterloo Region town hall report, one could see why Monsef
>>> would say that there was no consensus for change which was part of her
>>> message in this interview.  If the WR report was indicative of other MP
>>> town hall reports then we have a self fulfilling process.
>>>
>>> She stated that she heard from passionate folks supporting PR & FPTP.
>>> I have attended 4 consultation meetings: three town halls and one ERRE
>>> committee open mic meeting.  There was no strong support for FPTP at
>>> any of those meetings.  All meetings were in SW Ont. or Toronto, so that
>>> may bias the views.
>>>
>>> She stated that FVC's statement that the straw vote at the beginning of
>>> each of her town halls didn't included a vote on PR.  We have our town hall
>>> on video & I would like to review that segment of the meeting. Don't know
>>> if it is on our website yet, if not I will be in touch with Laurel to see
>>> if we can take a look at the section of the meeting. I remember the straw
>>> poll but don't recall if there was a vote on PR or if it was simply for a
>>> more general electoral system change. Does anyone else have a clear memory
>>> of the vote?
>>>
>>> One thing that she didn't confirm was the strong, clear and definitive
>>> policy that all Liberal MPs campaigned on.  That seems to be forgotten.
>>>
>>> We should write to The House to remind the Liberals of their campaign
>>> promise.
>>>
>>> Thanks again Eleanor, very interesting and a great help!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Sharon
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Eleanor Grant <eleanor7000 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 10-minute interview with host Chris Hall, Sat Nov 26:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/catherine-mckenna-on-her-gr
>>>> een-blueprint-and-dealing-with-trump-1.3868982?autoplay=true
>>>>
>>>> Segment starts at apx 22:22
>>>>
>>>> What do you think?
>>>>
>>>> Eleanor
>>>>
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